Earth-anchor.



G. J. VAN OSTRAND.

EARTH ANCHOR. APPLIUATION FILED BEPT.21, 1911.

Patented NOV. 14, 1911.

DOLUMBIA PLANOGRAFH IHINGIDN. ll. 6.

UNITED sTArns PgtrENT OFFICE.

CLIFF'ION J. VAN OSTRAND, 0F ASHLAND, OHIO.

EARTH-ANCHOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, CLirr'roN J. VAN Os'rrmnn, citizen of the United States, residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Earth- Anchors, of which the following is a speci fication.

This invention relates to what is com monly known as an earth anchor and with special adaptation to wire fences having long spans between posts, but it is not really limited to fences in its adaptation as it serves as an excellent anchor for other purposes where an anchor of this general character is desirable and when made of a suitable size.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the anchor, and Fig. 2 is a face or top view thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical central sectional elevation showing a wire attached to the loop therein and illustrating in dotted lines the position the anchor assumes when turned or tilted to anchoring position. Fig. {L is a cross section on ,line mw, Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 shows the lower end of the driving bar.

The foregoing illustrations disclose an entirely new and original construction of an chor, the same consisting of a sheet metal embodiment of approximately elliptical shape or outline which preserves all the advantages of a large surface or area for resistance under pull when suitably disposed in the earth and also having a pointed driv ing point or end and deflecting portions at its top and sides and a laterally extending driving loop at its center adapted to attach the anchor wire. S ecifically, the said anchor or plate is fas iioned with a driving nose or point 2 having straight converging edges running back or up to approximately one-third its length at either side and terminating in the curved edges of the side wings 3, while the opposite or upper end 4 is formed with straight converging edges like the point 2 and of the. same relative len h and bent or deflected from the lane of t e plate toward the rear or bottom t ereof at such angle as may be required to cause the anchor to turn or tilt and assume a horizontal position in the earth when the pull thereon has been sufficient to give it this position.

The side wings 3 have rounded edges running into the said straight edges at both ends Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 21, 1911.

Paton 16d Nov. 14, 1911.

Serial No. 650,520.

and are further diff rentiated from the known art by being lo igitudinally inclined to conform more or less closely to the lines of bend or deflection oi the upper deflecting end or wing 4 and adapted to cooperate therewith in turning th A anchor in the earth. It will, therefore, be understood that the said side Wings are auxiliary to the upper deflecting end 4 in tur ling the plate to anchoring position. To this end, the said wings are construc-tec at an inclination which runs from a flu sh relation with the face of the plate at tl'11lI' lower portions or ends to a depression at their upper portions of approximately a frurth of an inch in depth as further indica ed by the lengthwise tapered shoulder or ofi set 6 at the base of the deflection in each wing. This lateral wing surface on both si iles not only aids the upper end 4 in turning or deflecting the anchor in the earth but applies the aid atpoints where it is most needed and becomes most effective. This is bvious for the reason that the anchor is widest at its middle and hence is the portion whi 3h offers the greatest resistance when aturn is to be" made. By utilizing a portion of ;his surface as a defleeting medium the help is applied directly at the point of resistan :e and the tax upon the comparatively smali area of the end 4: is correspondingly reducer i. This also enables the anchor to turn 11])1'6 quickly and at greater depth in the ear 11 than would otherwise be possible, which i a very material. The face of the anchor has a driving and wire attaching loop 8 struck up from the center thereof and thrown out into circular shape transversely of the plate. The said loop is designed to be made of such proportions as to length, depth and ele ration from the face of the plate as to aifori room to enter the driving bar 9 within a1 (1 through the same from above and to make the said bar perfectly rigid with the p12 be and thereby serve as a guide in driving the plate into the ground. To this end the said bar has a shoulder 10 adapted to engage the edge of said loop, especially a; the sides thereof nearest to the surface 01 the plate, while the point thereof extends t] rough the loop and bears on the flat surfa( e beneath the loop, thus making the said he] serve as an effective guiding and driving m1 imber. In this connection it will be obser "ed that the face of the plate is fiat throughout except in its wings, and I make the loop deep enough to receive the said bar without depression in the plate. In addition to this I provide the middle of the loop with a transverse depression a and with curved edges at said depression or channel to attach the anchoring wire 8 thereto and to hold the wire fixedly at the center of the loop at all times. This construction of the loop makes a segmental formation transversely where the wire is engaged and enables the wire to accommodate itself to the turning of the anchor. This also accentuates the rotation or tilting of the anchor in the earth because it makes an effective leverage apart from the face of the anchor with the side wings as a sort of fulcrum of rotation. How this occurs is plainly seen in Fig. 3 where the wire 7 is shown at the point of leverage on loop 8 while the deflecting point 4 is extending to the other side a corresponding distance, thus ma terially augmenting the natural tendency of said wings to turn in the earth.

The driving bar 9 has a lengthwise channel cl on its bottom and side to accommodate itself to the wire in the loop.

By means of the central depression a in the loop I prevent the wire from working to either side and hold a central pull under all conditions. This position of the wire is also promoted bythe shape of the loop at its bottom edge, the same being out consid- I Wings gradually deepened from their lower erably deeper at its sides than at its middle as shown by the line 0 on which the bottom edge is cut. This makes the loop narrowest atlits middle and facilitates the turning of the wire thereon when the anchor is turned and also increases the strength of the loop for driving because the driving is expended upon sides Where the loop is deepest.

What I claim is:

1. An earth anchor adapted to be driven into the ground and provided with deflecting portion-s at its side andtop at substantially the same inclination from the plane of the anchor and a driving and wire engaging loop centrally on its face on the opposite side from said deflecting portions.

2. An earth anchor adapted to be driven into the earth and having side wings and a top deflecting. portion bent to an inclination to the plane of the anchor and a loop struck from the center thereof opposite the middle of said side wings and constructed to receive a driving bar and a fastening wire at its highest point, whereby easy tilting of the anchor in the earth is e ected.

3. An earth anchor of substantially elliptical shape having driving and deflecting portions at its bottom and top respectively and provided with side deflecting wings bent rearward in their outer portions.

to cooperate with said top deflecting portion and an integral driving loop centrally on the face of the anchor and a wire attached to the middle thereof, said loop having a central depression adapted to confine the wire.

4. An anchor for Wire fences and the like having a driving point and deflecting wings and a driving loop at its middle and front deepest at its sides and having its bottom edge inclined upward from its sides and rounded transversely at its middle to attach i a wire thereto.-

5. An earth anchor having side deflecting to their upper portions and a rearwarly inclined top point and provided with a loop on its face centrally between said wings having its middle portion constructed to attach an anchoring Wire thereto.

In testimon whereof I aflix my signature in presence 0 two witnesses.

CLIFFTON J. VAN OSTRAND. Witnesses:

J. SLoAN, H. E. ROBERTS.

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